Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-11-24

"GEls ~ iGQGSc LUG SdIai les
Of Its city officers.
Ochre OF ipe qua!ily is ipuud around
Wsrtenlou, ard used by paintefs Instead of
tie store article.
Miss Susie c. Barton, dang hter Of Judge
William s. Barton, OF Fredericksburg, and
DR.. Alfred Palme-. formerly of Richmond.
but low of Norfo were married IN Fred
ericksburg yesterday.
The Warrenton stock cattle market ian
cuisines There are thousand or more
in that neighboi hood for sale and more
coming in slowly, but prices are zoo high for
farmers and sales are slow.
Gov. Lee left Richmond yesterday 10 lake
THANKSGIVING dinner with his brother, Capt.
DAN Lee, st Fredericksburg to-day. Mira.
Lse Is visiting friends at Elizabeth, n
and will not return till next month.
The acreage of wheat grown in Fsuquier
county is smaller this fall than for many
years. What has been Gown looks unusual
~ we'll The corn crop is &bo 6 the acre
age aud the yield ia fairly good.
Mics Fanny Mari, of Warrenton, the au
thoress OF a book Of poems entitled Hear;
Life IN Song" which received letter Of
recognition from Queen Victoria, has il
press Faith in Gong" another volume Of
poems.
a challenge to fight duel passed be
tween Hon W. a. French aud W. s. Mat
last Friday. They have been arrested and
bound over to keep the peace in the sum of
ST 900 each.
Tho 105.h annual session of the Virginia
Conference NJ. E. Church South closed at
Dauville yesterday. DR.. r. N. Sledd was
appointed to preach The Introductory ser.
mon ut the next annual conference. The
Joint board Of finance was selected and the
appointments of ministers were announced,
alter which conference adj turned sine die.
Mr.. George Flowers, living near Star
| Tannery, in Frederick county, shot last
week deer, which wa5 perfectly white and
beautiful animal. 1t was bought by some
Washington gentlemen who were in the
neighborhcod hunting. The Washington
party killed two deer on Thursday and two
on Friday. 1t is said that deer are plentiful
in that neigdborhood.
The Warrenton Virginidn says the new
Town Hall in Leesburg did not have its
foundation laid upon the scriptural rock, for
without waiting for the winds 10 blow and
the rains to descend, before even the roof
was put on, the front wall cracked and great
would have been the fall thereof had it not
been torn down and built over again. IL is
going up bravely again however and will he
an imposing building when completed.
w. H Il. Ham, an engineer on the Ches-
apeake and Ohio railroad, was instantly
killed at Clifton Forge Sunday morning in q
horrible manner His engine was standing
ing on the main line. and ho and the fire.
man were cleaning the frebox, when anoth.
or train five or six hours late, ran into The
tender from behind, Mr.. Ham was caught
between the tender and the cab Of the en-
CINE and was instantly crushed to death.
The large corn crop of the Dismal Swamp
this season seems to have correspondingly
increased the American black year yield,
and the animals now afford fine hunting to
those who like big game. In the regular
bear hGunts Of the swamp the animals are
more numerous than for years past. Par
Ties 60 out from the Deep Creek section and
kill three or four large specimens Of the
Brun family in q single trip, 10 one tree
sometimes three bears will be found, and
Doth on the ground and in the trees they
arc easily shot with tho Tifs. The result is
the Norfolk market continues abupdantly
supplied with choice bear steaks and
roas,s, and those who like the meat get il,
cheap.